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Starcloud founders (l-r) Ezra Feilden, Philip Johnston, and Adi Oltean.
Space

Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up | TechCrunch

Starcloud, a startup developing satellites that can perform AI inference in orbit, told TechCrunch that it has added...

Image of Mark Goldberg (left), Kristina Shen (middle) and Ethan Kurzweil (right), the founders of Chemistry.
In Brief

VC firm Chemistry is raising $500M for its second fund | TechCrunch

Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched two years ago by Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is...

Uber sticker on car window
In Brief

Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts | TechCrunch

Uber said Tuesday it is introducing a new live video streaming feature for parents to keep track of...

AI

Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more | TechCrunch

Just ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg has published leaked renders of what Apple’s...

Security

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware | TechCrunch

Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early...

Garrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock Safety, speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Seaport District headquarters on July 22, 2025.
Startups

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in...

Startups

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI | TechCrunch

Four years ago, a startup lab launched that wasn’t quite an incubator, accelerator program, or venture firm. UP.Labs,...

STAN
Gaming

Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform | TechCrunch

Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers.Google’s investment...

Startups

Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows | TechCrunch

AI has ushered in a lot of never-happened-before moments, but one of the most transformative is its impact...

A digitally generated image showing several AI chatbot assistants standing on a segmented or sliced floor surface, symbolizing the distributed and modular nature of artificial intelligence systems. This futuristic and conceptual design reflects the scalability, communication, and parallel functionality of AI-powered virtual assistants.
In Brief

AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation | TechCrunch

AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round...